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1833 H. Schinz (1777-1861) WHALES Narwal Dugong etc. - Handcol. lithograph - Mammals
1833 H. Schinz (1777-1861) WHALES Narwal Dugong etc. - Handcol. lithograph - Mammals
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Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (1777-1861) (editor)
Karl Joseph Brodtmann (1787-1862) (lithographer)
Hand coloured Stone lithograph ‘Crayon Manier” from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Reptilien
[Natural History and Illustrations of Reptiles]
Schaffhausen: 1833
Hand-colored lithographs
32 x 23.6 cm [c. 13 x 9 inches]
Extremely rare.
Schinz’s work on Amphibians and Reptiles combine scientific accuracy and a sophisticated aesthetic sense in terms of the arrangements of animals on each page. The plates are lithographed by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, one of the most accomplished Swiss lithographers of the day.
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